Poets wrap up Ojai Championships in impressive fashion

VENTURA, Calif. – The Whittier College
women's tennis team wrapped up the Ojai Tennis Championships this
past weekend in impressive fashion finishing with a strong doubles
performance.

Sophomore Chloe
Dredge led the charge in singles despite not pulling
out her first round match she pushed Cal State LA's Larn McShane to
three sets taking the first 6-3 but dropping the second and third
6-2, 10-4.

Sophomore Liliana
Serylo also competed in the Independent singles draw
and fell to Pacific University's Megan Yoshimoto 6-4, 7-5, while
Adrienne
Hamada wrapped up the other singles players falling to
Amal Ben el Hadj from the Academy of Art 6-2, 6-4.

In doubles play Whittier had two teams reach the Round of 16
putting on the best performances for the Poets in the
Championships. Freshman Benay
Weintraub and senior Kady
Oliker made it through their first two rounds beating
Karlie Foerstel and Abby Zaretsky from the Masters College 6-4, 6-4
and Rebecca Roeser and Jasmin Zaragoza from Hope International 6-1,
6-1 before falling in the round of 16 6-2, 6-1 to Christie Lau and
Larn McShane the No. 1 overall seed from Cal State LA.

Whittier's other doubles team of Maryrose
Vigorita and Lauren
Gelgur made it to the Round of 16 but didn't play a
match until that round due to being awarded a bye in the first and
then having their opponents withdraw in the round of 32. In
the round of 16 they faced Ulrike Hahn and Kristin Yep from
Concordia and fought but gave up a break of serve in each set to
fall 6-3, 6-3.

Whittier wraps up their 2011-12 season as the take part in the
SCIAC
Championships beginning tomorrow, May 4 as they take on the
University of Redlands beginning at 10:00am at Cal State
Northridge.